Nevada News - Page 293

Under a 10-year deal that starts this year, Las Vegas Events will be doling out $10 million in prize money to the 120 cowboys competing in seven categories at NFR, considered the Super Bowl of rodeo events and sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

American Casino & Entertainment Properties lost $6.7 million for the third quarter of 2015.

The Illinois-based investment group is now offering $13 a share to acquire Affinity, which operates 11 casinos in four states.

Nevada Tourism Commission members applauded the state's newest tourism marketing campaign.

Almost one week after Joe McKeehen was crowned 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Casino City goes back and answers 10 burning questions from what transpired at the final table.

The casino operator with four locations in Nevada lost $6.7 million in the quarter that ended Sept. 30, compared to $600,000 net income in the same period in 2014.

Ronda Rousey was a massive favorite over Holly Holm in their UFC fight Saturday night, making her loss a painful gut punch to sportsbooks.

The Strip resort reversed a $15.3 million loss from the same quarter in 2014.

The Las Vegas hotel-casino has now lost more than $122.7 million in the first nine months of 2015.

After Downtown Project's Container Park gave an eviction notice to an eyeglass business owner on Wednesday, a top Downtown Project official said Friday the tenant has four weeks to work with a marketing consultant at no cost to see if he could salvage his business.

The Las Vegas Monorail opened in 2004, but CEO Curtis Myles says extending the track to take people to the airport is a move too risky and expensive to undertake any time soon.

The city of Las Vegas showed its remorse for the horrifying terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday.

The players won $1.72 million and $219,000, respectively, on the popular IGT Wheel of Fortune slot.

The company made $2 million for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, compared to a $766,000 net loss in the same quarter last year.

Brokers with CBRE Las Vegas, who listed the property Wednesday, say its for-sale sign marks the last gasp of Southern Nevada's devastating economic downturn.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority awarded a contract to KGA Architecture as part of the LVCA's plan to raze the Riviera.

Phil Ruffin said MGM Resorts turned down the offer and instead chose to go with a real estate investment trust.

The Las Vegas-based casino operator made $1.99 million in the quarter that ended Sept. 30, compared to a $3.6 million net loss in the same period a year ago.

Other than SLS and Circus Circus, the north section of Las Vegas Boulevard is a mix of small retail malls, empty land, unfinished developments and closed properties.

Casino City was live in Las Vegas to cover the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event final table. Here's a recap of the stories that captured the all of the November Nine action, starting at the Poker Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday night all the way to late Tuesday night when Joe McKeehen was crowed the new WSOP Main Event champ.